Mark Pocan

AI Regulation Philosophy

A candidate's general stance on regulating AI systems.

"All the more reason Congress should get its act together because we need to do the proper regulation that's good on all fronts related to AI, and I feel like we're not even crawling at this point."

Children's Online Safety

Views on protecting minors from harms related to AI or AI-mediated platforms.

Voted "Yes" on TAKE IT DOWN Act

Data Centers

Positions on the development, regulation, or public impact of data center infrastructure as it relates to AI, including energy consumption and grid reliability concerns tied to AI workloads.

"They should have to pay for all the infrastructure costs related to it"

Deepfakes and AI Fraud

Views on AI-generated misinformation, scam prevention, fraud targeting vulnerable populations, and synthetic media disclosure requirements.

Voted "Yes" on TAKE IT DOWN Act

AI Preemption

Stance on federal preemption of state AI laws, states' rights to regulate AI, and the patchwork of local vs. national regulatory approaches.

Voted against H.R. 1 (House passage contained the state-AI moratorium)